Kaspersky: ‘A very bad incident’ awaits critical infrastructure

Cyber-terrorism attacks against power grids, water supply systems, chemical plants and other critical infrastructure loom as a threat that could become harsh reality before slow-moving agencies act to secure them better, says the head of Kaspersky Lab.

Organizations that run these facilities using supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) gear are still gathering data about threats and aren’t close to implementing new defenses to counter them, says Eugene Kaspersky, founder and CEO of the company.